Washing-machine



' UNITED STATES.

ATENT Erica.,

STEPHEN SPELMAN, OF VVESTFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.

WASHING-MACHINE..

Specication forming part of Letters Patent N0. 52,085, dated January 16, 1866.

'Lo atl whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, STEPHEN SPELMAN, of w'esteld, Hampden County, State ot' Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Mode of Constructing NVashing-Machines; and I declare the following specification, with the drawings forming part thereof, to be a full and complete description of my invention.

Figure l represents the machine in perspective, with a portion ot' its body removed to show its interior construction; Fig. 2, a central vertical sectional diagram ofthe same.

Similar letters denote the same parts ofthe apparatus.

A is the body ot' the machine-a large washtub to contain the articles to be washed. Between the center and circumference ot the tub, a pair ot' upright standards, B B, are fastened to its sides, rising some-say six-inches above its upper edge. Between them, and pivoted at each end to them by axes a a., there is a beam, C, lying horizontally and having a slot, l), cut through it nearly from end to end. From this beam project out toward and beyond the center ot' the tub two arms, E E, which unite over the center in a common plate, G. Through a hole in this a pivot or vertical axis, H, secured at top, as shown, by a nut and washer, J, supports a hanging socket, K.

From the lower part otl this socket, upon a pin, l), hangs the upper wash-board, M, by its braces L L, within a short space of the lower wash-board or bottoni otthe tub,W. Through the socket K a lever, lt, passes, its back end, S, entering into and moving freely through the slot D, for the purpose ot' strengthening and steadying the machine when working, and its front end. projecting as far as may be required to work the machine advantageously. The

lower face of the upper washboard, M, and the upper face of the lower one,V, are to be tted,

in the manner common to many washing-inachines, with utings, as shown in Fig. 3, or knobs, as shown in Fig. 4, or in any way best suited for rubbing-surfaces.

/ 1t will be seen from the above description that the pin H forms the pivot upon which, by moving the lever lt horizontally, the washboard M can be turned around nearly halt' a circle from the right to the let't and let't tothe right hand, to rub and roll the clothes which are placed between the wash-boards; also, that the beam C, by its axes a a?, becomes a fulcrum upon which, by raising the lever lt, the board M can be raised up out from the tub. as shown by Fig. 2, for the purpose ot entering, removing, or handling the clothes to be washed, and, as a consequence, permits the proper pressure ofthe board upon the clothes, according to their quality and condition, to be duly regulated by the hand of the operator, the e'ect and purpose ot' the whole arrangement being to produce a machine ot' the simplest construction, providing the proper movements for the rubbing and rolling operation, with the means of regulating the pressure tor the work, and for the withdrawal ot' the wasliboard from the tub, whenever needed for the handling of the clothes, without encountering the necessity of unfastening some part ot' the machinery.

What l claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

rlhe combination ofthe standards B B, beam C, arms E, socket K, wash-board M, with its bra-ces L, and the lever lt, arranged as described, and for the purposes set forth in this specification.

STEPHEN SPELMAN. Witnesses:

RIGHE. VARIOK DE WITT, JOSEPH W. RUSSELL. 

